Is this anxiety related?

I have health anxiety because of many symptoms,it started with panic attacks 1 year ago,during this time everyday I began thinking that I have all bad diseases,I did many tests,but I feel dizziness 7/24,swaying,jelly legs and the last two days new symptom added to my “entertaining days”,suddenly I lose my sense of reality(I don’t feel myself)and I feel breathless during 1minute,is this anxiety related?I try to be positive and ignore the symptoms,nevertheless sometimes it is impossible

[gemp54]

I just posted something really similar. I don't get jelly legs but I get it in my left (and sometimes right) arm. Just a general weakness and numbness. It feels a little like I've been doing something strenuous and now my arm feels wobbly but I haven't done much at all. I also get dizzines. It's not like I'm having a panic attack for a period of time but it's just on and off all day but generally much worse when I think about it more. It's horrible but standard for ke when I have a flare up of health anxiety. I hope your symptoms improve soon. It's such a debilitating feeling. X

[Hidden in reply to gemp54]

Thanks for replying,sometimes I felt weakness in my body too,especially in my hands and legs,I had many symptoms eveb face numbness,then I think all of them anxiety related and disappeared suddenly

[NEC_xx]

Ive had bouts of this since October. I worked myself into the ground running my own business for a year and I think it got too much. One day i started feeling really off balance when walking as though the ground was moving up and down with me. This sent me into a panic i started googling my symptoms and I felt worse. O was exhausted not even my worry could keep me awake at night but every second i was awake i was googling.. the days went on and I felt worse my legs started getting weak n felt like jelly - walking any distance was tiring on my legs but they also felt really jittery.. i was tripping over things and felt as though i couldnt control them, i had constant body twitches and was shivering all the time. This lasted for weeks. I had to listen to my doctor and stop googling and practice relaxation techniques. Put epsom salts in my bath (half a bag each time) listened to Claire Weekes on Audible.. i eventually felt a bit better. The off balance feeling stayed but i got over the fear sort of and then it went away. Only to return again a few weeks ago along with tingling and burning in my legs. That was my mind doing overtime again and sent me straight into the same downward spiral. My doc says anxiety and depression but im not convinced. But i do try to believe it is and ive tried to stop googling. It got me so low that i had to start taking setraline - started 2 weeks ago today and no bad side effects so far - hoping it helps me. I can relate to your symptoms Xx

[Hidden in reply to NEC_xx]

Thanks a lot Natasha,my life changed suddenly,I was very positive person until April,after these symptoms I can’t enjoy anything,in september I felt well but after googling my symptoms my brain started questions,are u Ms,are u have brain cancer or stroke?sometimes I ignore all of them and feel very well,but sometimes I fear from my thoughts

[NEC_xx in reply to Hidden]

MS has been my biggest worry since this all started. I was the same it just hit me out of nowhere and I have assumed its because I was stressed with work a lot throughout the year. I still cant truely enjoy things with my kids etc theres always negativity just lurking at the back of my mind. That dreaded bad feeling niggling away. In October when this started i would cry 24/7 - ended up with racing thoughts about so many negative things I couldnt switch my brain off from thinking I literally felt like I was going insane. I dont really know how i got through it, its been a bit of a blur. It left me really depressed but the physical symptoms did fade and my mood then picked up.. but as i said they have came back again and now different ones like tingling and feeling really stiff and achy. I started worrying and googling again and thought I need to stop this so i started taking the setraline. Its been 2 weeks and ive not had bad side effects yet. Im having a different attitude now when I feel the physical symptoms - im thinking well whatever will be will be. Rather than worrying and getting into a panic and crying. I dont know if thats the setraline or just me as its only been 2 weeks but im going to stick with them for now. If it gets unbearable discuss your options with your GP maybe? At least you know your not alone. Xx

[NEC_xx in reply to NEC_xx]

You should go on to anxietycentre.com thats really helpful and it helps you relate your symptoms to anxiety if you need that reassurance. Hope your ok Xx

[Hidden in reply to NEC_xx]

Samee,I cry 7/24 and think about only bad diseases,my brain says me”nothing wrong with u,these all symptoms began with panic attacks”but also says “it’s not only anxiety attacks but also something more”😂😂,I hope these bad days will end and I will laugh these thoughts one day,Natasha thanks for your support and motivation,always be happy and healthy!

[NEC_xx]

Just to add.. Ive had anxiety since I was about 14 but it was panic attacks I had to deal with. I learned how to control them and they’ve not really affected me too much through life.. this was a whole different level to any sort of anxiety ive ever experienced which is why i was worried and didnt understand what was happening to my body.

[Sasical in reply to NEC_xx]

Aaah exactly the same here. I had panic attacks and agoraphobia since I was 16, after years and years of therapy I finally managed to lose my fear and the panic attacks stopped but now, even though I don't get "apparently" nervous my body is just one physical symptom after another and the strangest symptoms you can imagine, I feel as if my anxiety has simply taken another route. And I must say I preferred the old one haha

[goodpal in reply to Sasical]

What type of therapy did actually help you? I’ve suffered from severe anxiety and panic attacks for 30 years now. Tried a few therapists with no luck..

Also experiencing other strange bodily problems that dr’s can’t help with. Just like you

[Sasical in reply to goodpal]

I did group therapy and there we did exposure to what we were afraid of but we could phone members of our group if we were nervous. It was very useful for my agoraphobia and panic attacks but my my physical symptoms are now off the chart and I'm afraid of them so it just seems to have morphed into health anxiety

[Minnie87]

I feel this exact same way as you and been told it’s all anxiety.

It’s awful and you aren’t alone.

[Hidden in reply to Minnie87]

I’m waiting for it to end,no one believes me

[Jeff1943]

Losing your sense of reality is a well known symptom of anxiety. It is called derealisation and is caused by your mind trying to distance you from reality as it senses your anxiety. Kind thought but not at all helpful.

I had it back in the 1970s before it had a name and I used to call it "feeling like I'm not here" or like watching everything on a tv.

I very occasionally still get it in supermarkets that are overly brightly lit. It will pass in time and the best remedy is not to pay it too much attention and it will die of neglect.

[Hidden in reply to Jeff1943]

Same, I feel this symptom when there are many people around me

[Violarose]

They sound like normal anxiety symptoms and they aren’t really symptomatic of anything else other than a brain tumour which, as my doctor said, would have killed you by now if it was big enough to cause all this. I wish I had a cure for you. Medication helps some people.

[Hidden in reply to Violarose]

Thanks a lot,I everyday say these things myself,it’s really illogical thoughts if I had bad illness,one of five doctors knew this,but sometimes I can’t fight with my thoughts

[Anxietynomore]

I had the same symptoms you express. It came on all of a sudden. My diagnosis came out as depleted Vitamin B 12 and Vitamin D. After one month of vit B 12 shots and 5000 units of vit D everything started feeling normal My doctor was very adiment about finding the cure. I'm so thankful for his persistance. I still take the vitamins everyday 5 years later. I have not had any of the symptoms since. Vitamin depletion can wreak havoc on our bodies. Dont give up trying to find a doctor who has your best interest at heart. I hope this helps.

[Hidden in reply to Anxietynomore]

My doctor think so because I have B12 deficiency,one week after B12 shots I felt very well and then started googling and ruined everything,this week I will check vitamin D because my doctor think this all related with vitamin deficiencies

[Anxietynomore in reply to Hidden]

It very well may be. The older we get the more we lose them.

[Cristina554]

I haven’t had one in a long time, but this weekend I experienced an Anxiety attack at a movie show. I felt stuck and exposed for whatever reason. I got all the symptoms you mentioned, but soon I realized it was Anxiety and I had to do my steps of recovery. I learned this by so many episodes, so I hope it helps you; 1. Drink water 2. Yawn 3. Don’t feed the monkey (ignore the feeling by pretending it’s a monkey making you sick) 4. Tell him to fuck off 5. Smile

I hope this helps. I don’t visit this site anymore because I thought I was cured, but I guess it can creep up once in a while. Good luck

[Hidden in reply to Cristina554]

Thanks a lot Cristina,I really try hard to back my normal life and will do your advices

[Willie211]

What you are experiencing is just anxiety. I say just anxiety but it is a great deceiver. It makes you question everything - and every symptom and feeling. You are confused by your symptoms and you feel lost and odd - like your personality is disintegrating. But it is not. Trust me - it is not. Every bit of you is still there - as big as life.

Don't push through life. Just WILLFULLY accept where you are at. WILLFULLY accept. By doing this you will slowly learn more about yourself and slowly get better. With anxiety there is no easy recovery. No one recovers by fighting and pushing your way to peace. You recover by allowing your body to do its strange things - while you quietly and willfully accept where you are at - right now and quietly move forward. It is slow but it will work.

[Minnie87 in reply to Willie211]

This made me cry.

Thank you that message is so helpful.

I feel like I’ve totally lost myself.

Thank you for your positive words😄

[Jeff1943 in reply to Willie211]

Willie211, you know what you're talking about ie accepting symptoms for the moment and not fighting them. This is in keeping with the teachings of Claire Weekes whose development of acceptance has brought respite and recovery to many.

We win not by the punches we give but by the punches we take.

[Beevee in reply to Willie211]

So true Willie211. Couldnt have put it better myself. You win the intenet today 😎.

I sincerely hope sufferers take note. The key to recovery lies with acceptance of the symptoms.

[Willie211 in reply to Beevee]

Hey - thanks friend.

[Willie211]

You are not lost. You are just human and no human is really lost. No one - trust me. You will receive all kinds of advice from people and doctors and friends. But the only thing that works - in the end - is to willfully and as peacefully as you can - accept where you are at. Give yourself all the time you need to recover. Don't pay much attention to your symptoms as they are not important. They may seem so - but they are not. Quietly and willfully go forward with your day.

[Minnie87 in reply to Willie211]

Thank you so so much 😌

[Beevee in reply to Willie211]

👏👏👏👏

[ealissam]

Yes I believe it’s all anxiety related. I feel very similar & have been diagnosed with GAD & Panic Disorder. It’s gotten so bad that I start questioning reality because I feel so out of it that it sets off a full blown panic attack. I’m in a partial hospitalization program right now and hoping to get better so I can get back to work & my life. I don’t have any answers but I can tell you are not alone!

[ironmick883]

I get that. But for some reason i go through periods of time where i will wake up in morning with heart racing and its scary

[junglebook]

All those symptoms I experienced with Panic attacks and anxiety. They subsided when I really started to believe it was anxiety and not something sinister. Dr Claire Weeks Self Help For Your Nerves is a book I bought and has helped me understand the symptoms of panic and anxiety and as a result lost my fear. It was truly the most comforting book in helping me with anxiety. And it explains what is going on to cause these physical symptoms. It's an old book from the 80's but I swear by it. You can purchase it on Amazon for I think £5.99. Good luck with overcoming this.